Abstract: The invention relates to a display comprising an optical imager (5) for shaping light beams emitted by a light beam generator system (4), said beams being introduced into said imager via an inlet face, and for directing the beams towards the eye (O) of a wearer in order to enable an image (I) to be viewed, two hooks (10, 11) being in reference positions relative to the imager, and said light beam generator system including a connection arrangement for connection to said hooks (10, 11), the connection between said system and said hooks being releasable and said hooks (10, 11) being designed to be received in housings carried by the connection arrangement. According to the invention, said housings are arranged in such a manner that said connection arrangement is assembled on said hooks by applying thrust against one of said hooks (11), by turning about said hook, and by snap-fastening onto the other hook (10).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a display system for stereoscopic viewing, the system comprising a binocular viewing device, information content, and a display source. The display system is remarkable in that it further comprises electronic components for implementing pieces of software for optimizing the binocular viewing device, the information content, and the display source, said pieces of optimization software together forming a loop for managing various parameters. The wearer of said device can thus view the information content via the binocular viewing device under conditions that are best adapted to the wearer's physiology.

Abstract: The invention relates to a display comprising an optical imager (5) for shaping light beams emitted by a light beam generator system (4), said beams being introduced into said imager via an inlet face, and for directing the beams towards the eye (O) of a wearer in order to enable an image (I) to be viewed, two hooks (10, 11) being in reference positions relative to the imager, and said light beam generator system including a connection arrangement for connection to said hooks (10, 11), the connection between said system and said hooks being releasable and said hooks (10, 11) being designed to be received in housings carried by the connection arrangement. According to the invention, said housings are arranged in such a manner that said connection arrangement is assembled on said hooks by applying thrust against one of said hooks (11), by turning about said hook, and by snap-fastening onto the other hook (10).

Abstract: An electronic display arrangement for taking light signals forming an image emitted from a miniature screen (2) and referred to as a screen image, and for conveying them to the eye (O) of a user to enable a virtual image (I) to be viewed, the arrangement having a miniature screen control device having an arrangement for subdividing a source image into N screen images (IE) and in that it includes a mosaicing device (3) having an exit viewport (10) and serving to convey the N screen images in a manner in which they are spatially offset from one another and time shifted from one another at a period (?) shorter than the remanence time of the retina of the eye divided by N, each screen image (IE) being conveyed towards the eye of the wearer for viewing a virtual sub-image (IN), the N resulting and adjacent virtual sub-images together forming said virtual image (I) in full, said mosaicing device (3) being constituted by a light polarization control element (5) and by an element (7) for spatially reconstructing the

Abstract: An electronic display arrangement for taking light signals forming an image emitted from a miniature screen (2) and referred to as a screen image, and for conveying them to the eye (O) of a user to enable a virtual image (I) to be viewed, the arrangement having a miniature screen control device having an arrangement for subdividing a source image into N screen images (IE) and in that it includes a mosaicing device (3) having an exit viewport (10) and serving to convey the N screen images in a manner in which they are spatially offset from one another and time shifted from one another at a period (?) shorter than the remanence time of the retina of the eye divided by N, each screen image (IE) being conveyed towards the eye of the wearer for viewing a virtual sub-image (IN), the N resulting and adjacent virtual sub-images together forming said virtual image (I) in full, said mosaicing device (3) being constituted by a light polarization control element (5) and by an element (7) for spatially reconstructing the

Abstract: A light pipe is provided for transmitting light signals from one of its ends to its other end facing toward the eye of a user for viewing a virtual image. The light pipe includes a diffractive component formed directly in the inlet surface. The diffractive component is an element satisfying the equation of an aspherical component of revolution of the “kinoform” type, where the diffractive component of the pipe has power situated in a range D (Thresh, X) defined by D(Thresh, X)=DOPTDIF(Thresh) INTERSECTION DXT(X).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a display system for stereoscopic viewing, the system comprising a binocular viewing device, information content, and a display source. The display system is remarkable in that it further comprises electronic components for implementing pieces of software for optimizing the binocular viewing device, the information content, and the display source, said pieces of optimization software together forming a loop for managing various parameters. The wearer of said device can thus view the information content via the binocular viewing device under conditions that are best adapted to the wearer's physiology.

Abstract: The invention relates to a display (1) for mounting on a pair of eyeglasses (2), the display comprising an electronic and optical system for generating light beams (20A) and an imager (20B) for shaping the light beams coming therefrom, the display including a releasable securing arrangement for releasably securing it on the pair of eyeglasses, and an adjustment arrangement for adjusting the position of said imager relative to the eye of the wearer. According to the invention, the display comprises two elements, a first element (10) carrying said removable securing arrangement, and a second element (20) including said electronic and optical system and said imager, and connectable to said first element via said adjustment arrangement for adjusting the pupillary distance and including position-locking means for locking it in the adjusted position.

Abstract: The invention provides an eyesight correcting lens having a front face and a rear face, and into which light beams emitted by a light beam generator system are introduced via an inlet surface and directed towards the eye of an ametropic wearer of said lens to enable information content to be viewed, an optical insert being included in the lens, said lens being arranged so as to enable the wearer of said lens to provide an accommodation effort that is less than or equal to 2D when viewing the information content.

Abstract: The invention relates to a driver (P) for driving miniature screens of a binocular display (A) that comprises, for each eye of the wearer, a respective optical imager (1, 2) for shaping light beams corresponding to an image (IE) of determined surface area delivered by a said miniature screen (3, 4) and for directing them to the eye of the wearer so as to enable information content contained in a virtual image (I1, I2) to be viewed. According to the invention, it is placed in a unit and provided with: a first connection (P1) for communication with a computer (O, 20) having memory storing compensation parameters necessary for shifting the images delivered by the screens so as to obtain an adjusted position for said images on said screens corresponding to the two virtual images (I1, I2) being superposed; a second connection (P2) for inputting data coming from an image source (S); and a third connection (P3) connecting to said right and left screens of the display (A).

Abstract: A light pipe for transmitting light signals from one of its ends, referred to as its inlet surface (1A), to its other end, referred to as its outlet surface (1B), facing towards the eye (3) of a user for viewing a virtual image, includes a diffractive component formed directly in the inlet surface (1A), the diffractive component being an element satisfying the equation of an aspherical component of revolution of the “kinoform” type.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic display arrangement comprising a light pipe (1) for transmitting light signals emitted by a miniature screen (2) from one of its ends, referred to as its entry surface (1A), to its other end, referred to as its exit surface (1B), and thence towards the eye (0) of a user for viewing a virtual image, the arrangement further comprising a field lens (3) interposed between said screen (2) and said entry surface (1A), the field lens having both a plane working surface (3A) of rectilinear section that is placed facing the screen (2) centered on the optical axis (L3) of said field lens, and an aspherical working surface (3B). According to the invention, said aspherical surface is placed facing said entry surface (1A), with the optical axis of the field lens and the optical axis of the light pipe coinciding, and said plane working surface (3A) is adhesively bonded to the screen (2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a display (1), for mounting on a pair of spectacles (2), comprising an electronic and optical system for generating light beams (20A) and an imaging system (20B) for shaping the light beams derived therefrom. The display comprises an arrangement for being releasably secured on the pair of spectacles and an arrangement for adjusting the relative positioning of the imaging system and the eye of the wearer. The invention is characterized in that the display comprises two elements, a first element (10) including said releasably securing arrangement and a second element (20) including said electronic and optical system and said imaging system capable of being connected to said first element by said adjusting arrangement to the pupil space comprising means for locking the adjusted position.

Abstract: The invention relates to an ophthalmic display comprising an optical imager both for shaping light beams emitted by a miniature screen of a light-beam generator system for generating light beams that are introduced into said imager via an inlet face, and for directing them towards the eye of the wearer so as to make it possible to view an image, an adapter being in a reference position relative to the imager, and said light-beam generator system including a connection arrangement for connection to said adapter, the connection between said system and said adapter being releasable. In the invention, said adapter is constituted by two snap-fastener hooks for housing in housings carried by said connection arrangement.

Abstract: The invention provides an eyesight correcting lens having a front face and a rear face, and into which light beams emitted by a light beam generator system are introduced via an inlet surface and directed towards the eye of an ametropic wearer of said lens to enable information content to be viewed, an optical insert being included in the lens, said lens being arranged so as to enable the wearer of said lens to provide an accommodation effort that is less than or equal to 2D when viewing the information content.

Abstract: The invention relates to a display (1) for mounting on a pair of eyeglasses (2), the display comprising an electronic and optical system (20A) for generating light beams, and an imager (20B) for shaping the light beams therefrom, the display including a removable connection arrangement for connection to the pair of eyeglasses and an adjustment arrangement for adjusting the position of said imager relative to the eye of the wearer. According to the invention, the display comprises two elements, a first element (10) carrying said removable connection arrangement, and a second element (20) comprising said electronic and optical system and said imager and connectable to said first element by means of said adjustment arrangement that includes means for locking in the adjusted position, said adjustment arrangement serving to adjust the position of said imager relative to the eye of the wearer both horizontally and vertically.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical imager including a waveguide having a front face and a rear face and into which light beams emitted by an optical element of a light-beam generator system are introduced via an inlet surface and are directed towards the eye of the wearer through said rear face by means of an optical arrangement, so as to make it possible to view information content, said front and rear faces of the waveguide presenting a property of angular selectivity in reflectance and transmittance, and said optical arrangement comprising a Mangin mirror and a quarterwave plate between said front face and said mirror. In the invention, said quarterwave plate is encapsulated between said mirror and another element.